International Paper Company

IP · Consumer Cyclical

$32.12
+0.75% today

What a holder would want to know before buying IP: where the price sits in its own history, how far it has fallen before and whether it recovered, and what the business behind it earns. All of it is arithmetic over free market data — no opinions, no recommendations.

Where the price sits
Low $29.38 · May 2026High $49.19 · Feb 2026

Today’s price is 9% above the lowest point of the past year and 35% below the highest.

Over the past year it was cheaper than today on 7% of days and more expensive on 93%. Over the last 10 years: cheaper on 5% of days.

15% below its average price of the last 200 trading days.

How bad does it get

Fell 20% or more once in 10 years. The deepest fall was 59%. None has recovered yet.

It is in one now: 48% below the Jan 2018 peak.

Jan 2018
−59%not back yet
What you own

International Paper Company · Consumer Cyclical · Packaging & Containers · a large company worth $17.01B

International Paper Company produces and sells renewable fiber-based packaging in North America, Latin America, Europe, South America, and North Africa. It operates through two segments, Packaging Solutions North…

Is it making money?
2022
2023
2024
2025

revenue profit

Sales of $23.63B in 2025, and a loss of $3.52B. Sales grew in 1 of the last 3 years.

Loses money on its sales at the moment.

Is it healthy?
Cash
$726.00M
Debt
$9.90B
Free cash flow / yr
$1.65B

Would need about 6 years of free cash flow to repay all its debt.

Is it expensive?

Not profitable over the last year. You pay $11 for every $1 of profit expected next year.

A high number means buyers expect growth; a low one means they expect little, or fear trouble. Large US companies have averaged roughly 15–20 over the decades.

Pays 5.80% a year in dividends at today’s price · next ex-dividend Aug 14.

What others are doing

12 analysts: 10 say buy, 2 hold, 0 sell. Their average 12-month target is $46.36 (range $35.00–$62.00).

Insiders made 1 purchase and 2 sales in the last 6 months.

Free data from Yahoo Finance, refreshed daily. This is evidence about the business and its price history, not a recommendation.

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